Tom Weitzel

Tom Weitzel retired from the Riverside, Illinois, Police Department in May 2020 after 37 years in law enforcement, 13 years as chief of police. All views expressed in this article are his own and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which he has been, is now or will be affiliated. Chief Weitzel can be reached at tqweitzel@outlook.com, or follow him on Twitter @chiefweitzel.

Violent crime and lawlessness surge: The new pandemic

June 13, 2023

By now, you probably know that the surge in violent crime and lawlessness across America is no longer a secret. Crime has become our new pandemic — sweeping across the […] Read More

Apathy is not the problem — leadership is

February 14, 2023

The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2020 is undoubtedly the single biggest impetus for change in law enforcement in its history. Much of the change was good, […] Read More

Leadership in law enforcement — not “Let’s make a deal”

August 12, 2022

When it comes to police leadership and the challenges that go with it in what clearly is a changing world of law enforcement, there is something we need to ask: […] Read More